“7 Runs Allowed Pitchers started at bats with a strike to 22 of 42 hitters. Connor Rondeau, Andrew Grane, and Sid Barlow missed bats with five, five, and five swinging strikes respectively. Starting pitcher Sam Figueroa threw 31 pitches and had zero strikeouts, while allowing three walks and two base hits. Three out of eight walks issued came around to score. Springfield Post 176 Snakeheads prevented action on the base paths, allowing 4 stolen bases on 6 attempts. Pitchers only threw strikes on 53% of their pitches.14 Runs Scored The bottom of the second was the best half inning for Springfield Post 176 Snakeheads. They scored five runs in the inning. Only two leadoff hitters reached base safely for Springfield Post 176 Snakeheads.”
Springfield Post 176 used Dean Johnson’s three-hit, five-RBI night to beat McLean Post 270, 14-7, on Tuesday. Batting from the nine spot, Johnson went 3-for-3 with a double and was a key part of Springfield’s offense.
McLean struck first when Liam Palacios singled in a pair and Joshua Orr drew a walk that forced home another run. Palacios finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs, and Jason Seeber added two hits as McLean finished with 11 hits and eight walks.
Springfield answered in the bottom of the second with a five-run inning that put it in front. Andrew Grane doubled, Johnson singled, Sid Barlow singled and David Perrin singled as the Snakeheads strung together a big rally. Johnson added another RBI single in the third, then drew a walk in the fourth that brought in another run, and his two-run double in the fifth helped Springfield pull away.
The bottom of the order did a lot of the damage for Springfield. Perrin finished with two hits, Shane Dunn drew three walks, and Springfield worked 15 walks as a team. KJ Price scored three runs, Connor Rondeau scored four times, and Springfield finished with 11 hits and no errors.
McLean kept putting runners on and had a few late swings of its own. Aidan Ryan drew three walks and stole two bases, Jack Kolsky also stole two bases, and McLean added runs in the fourth, seventh and ninth innings. Seeber drove in a run, and Chase Neel also scored during the late push.
On the mound, Chase Nash started for McLean and allowed nine hits and six runs, four earned, in three innings. Springfield countered with Sam Figueroa, Andrew Grane, Connor Rondeau, Sid Barlow and David Perrin from the pitching staff, with Rondeau working one innings and striking out four. Springfield’s defense backed the effort with a clean game in the field, while McLean’s running game put pressure on the Snakeheads all night.